Mythology, Religion and the representation of power have manifested in all of the great works from antiquity. With Profanity Pop, Rodolfo pays tribute to specific historical works that have inspired many generations. Universal themes are once again narrated by beloved animated characters, but in the guise of the divine and with all the fragility of martyrs. Away from the paradise of happy endings, the pastel sprinkled drama takes on a vulnerability that juxtaposes subversively with situations never similarly interpreted.

José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros – Cinderella Revenge

José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros – Dreams Come True (Daisy & Minnie)

José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros – Dreams Come True (Grumpy & Dopey)

José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros – Hate and Love

José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros – I’m not a Sinner I’m Just Drawn That Way

Allison ‘Hueman’ Torneros

Fresh from the cover of LA Weekly’s People 2014 issue, Allison Torneros, aka Hueman, has already had a very busy year: a massive solo show at Project Gallery, multiple mural commissions, video profiles, and endorsement gigs…

Allison ‘Hueman’ Torneros – Float

Allison ‘Hueman’ Torneros – Gatherer

Allison ‘Hueman’ Torneros – Gazelle

Allison ‘Hueman’ Torneros – Hunter

Allison ‘Hueman’ Torneros – Nectar

Allison ‘Hueman’ Torneros – Prey

Allison ‘Hueman’ Torneros -Villain

This is Allison’s first feature exhibition at La Luz de Jesus.

JINX

Jinx has been in a few of our group shows, and the response we got from her work in Laluzapalooza made her an easy choice to bring back for this expanded feature. Jinx’s art tends toward the dark, but her subject, skulls and bones, mostly, don’t seem to have succumbed to the darkness just yet. In fact, they often seem quite jovial in contrast to their advanced states of, well, no longer living.

Jinx – Do You Still Believe in Me?

Jinx – Forever Young

Jinx – Frisky

Jinx – Good Boy

Jinx – Sweet Tooth

Jinx – The Hare

Jinx – The Turtle

She’s a talented painter and vivacious presence, and we’re proud to be showcasing both.

KATHERINE BRANNOCK

Over the past few years, Katherine Brannock has been making quite a name for herself in San Diego. At Comicon, she captured the attention of French publisher, Xupuy, who released a hardcover collection of her sketchbook work last year. She’s since apprenticed as a tattooist and created a labyrinthine body of work that utilizes the colors and totems of that profession in a way that only Katherine could.

Katherine Brannock – Confident Little Cunt

Katherine Brannock – Fever Blossoms

Katherine Brannock – Saturn Returns in the Arms of Deuterium

Katherine Brannock – Study of Braves in a Forest

Katherine Brannock – Study of Missed Chances

Katherine Brannock – Study of Moving Parts

Katherine Brannock – Study of My Absurd Duality

Katherine Brannock – Study of The Magician

Katherine Brannock – Study of The Mystical Thumb

Katherine Brannock – Subconscious Miasma

Katherine Brannock – Vision Quest to The Top of Eyelash Tower

While huge fans of both bodies of work, the sketches really won us over and we offered her the opportunity to expand upon the themes present in her book (which she’ll be signing at the opening reception).

FRANK FORTE

If Tex Avery and Salvador Dali had birthed a child at Fleisher Studios, it might have heralded the arrival of Frank Forte. Frank is an animator by trade and an independent comic book publisher by choice. His quirky sensibilities are funneled through an encyclopaedic knowledge of humor illustration that is tributary but also entirely unique.

Frank Forte – Crazy Face and the Brain Popper

Frank Forte – Hunger Pains

Frank Forte – Molly’s Nightmare

Frank Forte – Mr. Sneedley and the Ghost Brew Fandango

Frank Forte – Wolf Porn and the Apocalypse

Frank Forte – Wolfen Brain

Frank Forte – Bird Brains

Frank Forte – Encephaloctopoid

This is Frank Forte’s first feature exhibition at La Luz de Jesus.

Sean Stepanoff

The darkly psychedelic caricature work of Bay Area born, Los Angeles based Sean Stepanoff is readily identifiable by those who are fluent in the culture of ‘zine. As the creator of the large-format, compilation ‘zine Gristle, Stepanoff has consistently demonstrated his vital current-culture acumen by enlisting an impressive roster of artists to submit work for his pages as well as his own talent. David Choe, Camille Rose Garcia, Tara McPherson have all been featured as Gristle contributors.

Sean Stepanoff – Entitled Haircut

Sean Stepanoff – Zef Style

Sean Stepanoff – Spring Break

Sean Stepanoff – Silverlake

Sean Stepanoff – Organic

Stepanoff’s sharply nuanced, clean-line caricatures are shaped by his past in animation. He provided the complete character design for Eminem’s ‘The Slim Shady Show’ & served as designer for a video project of Erykah Badu.

This exhibition represents the happy marriage of Stepanoff’s skill & on-the-pulse, acute observation. The collection is inspired by the colorful folk art of African barber shop signs & everyday exposure as a resident of Silverlake – the Williamsburg of the West – to the marketing behemoth that is hipster culture. Long a staple in our annual group show for over a decade, this is Sean’s first featured exhibition at La Luz de Jesus.